Ministerial Decree No. 643 regarding validation of the list of activities prohibited in the central ecological zone of the Baikal natural area.

Subject

Forestry, Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Ecosystem preservation Public forest Forestry protection measures Protected area Timber extraction/logging Waste disposal Pollution control Hazardous waste Effluent waste water/discharge

Geographical area

CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe

Abstract

The Government, for the purpose of conservation of the ecosystem of the Baikal lake, decrees to validate the list of prohibited activities therein. The list includes the following types of activity prohibited in the central ecological zone of the Baikal protected environmental area: forestry with the use of dangerous plant protection means, timber extraction and clean cutting, while in cedar forests is prohibited any kind of felling except for improvement cutting and selective sanitation cutting

Full text

Russian

References - Legislation

Implements

Federal Law No. 94-FZ on the protection of the Baikal lake.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1999

Keyword: Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, EIA, Environmental audit, Monitoring, Access-to-information, Basic legislation, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX